Media reported that 5 people died in flash floods in Uganda after heavy rain that began on 17 November.
Fatalities were reported in areas around the capital Kampala, and in Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. This has not been confirmed by the Uganda Red Cross or Uganda’s Department of Disaster Preparedness and Management.
Public broadcaster Uganda Broadcasting Corporation said there has been record breaking amounts of rainfall in Jinja.
At least 46 people were killed last month by landslides in the mountainous eastern district of Bududa following torrential rains.
